Apparently all it takes is some tight red shorts, a wife beater, some gold chains, dark sunglasses… and a mule the size of an olive loaf. This video made me laugh out loud – props to Do You Come With The Car for finding it.

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Maybe You Can Make It With An Auto Show Girl, After All

Filed under: Concept Cars , Motorsports , Classics , Coupe , Performance , Alfa Romeo , Racing Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa - Click above for high-res image gallery The Zagato-designed Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa has been unveiled at the Villa D’Este concours, and frankly, it’s spectacular. Driven by the Alfa 8C Competizione’s V8, the TZ3 is very much in keeping with its 60s-era predecessors, the TZ1 and TZ2 , sporting similar detail elements and the same near-breadvan profile. Also like the originals, this is a legit racing car

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Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa unveiled at Villa D’Este

Toyota has taken a lot of heat in recent months, primarily for their failure to promptly disclose known problems with their accelerator pedal assemblies. A new report from the American Association for Justice , designed to highlight the real world benefits gained from litigation against automakers, points out several “smoking guns” from other automaker that you may not be aware of. Late 1970s Chevy Malibu Gas Tank: Everyone knows about the problems with Ford’s Pinto and it’s propensity to burst into flames when struck from behind, but how many know that a similar problem existed with late 1970s Chevy Malibus?

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Automotive Safety Smoking Guns: It’s Not Just Toyota

Wedding loans for bad credit has been specially designed for bad credit borrowers who are in need of funds to organise their wedding.

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Today Acekard 2i is using a different plastic shell for both the Acekard RPG and original Acekard 2.

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The best part of using r4i card is that it is user friendly.

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Today iedge card is showing its best compatibility with the latest commercial rom’s and software. Most of the users like to update it frequently for ensuring the reliability of the industry.

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Loans for unemployed is a reliable one stop solution for all those who are unemployed. Loans for unemployed has arranging varieties of loans like unemployed loans, loans for unemployed students, loans for the unemployed and loans for unemployed people.

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Slateism is a British based online business which specialises in touch-screen slate PC and tablet PC consumer devices.

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WHILE MG fans in the UK await the launch of the new MG6 midsize hatchback later this year, the Chinese-owned carmaker has revealed the MG Zero concept at this week's Beijing Auto Show. Penned by MG design boss Anthony Williams, the diminutive hatch has been created for the Chinese market's huge small-car segment

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Imagine owning a car for each day of the week. Which car would you drive on Monday?

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Filed under: Sedan , China , Government/Legal , Beijing Motor Show , Luxury FAW Red Flag - Click above for high-res image gallery Beijing-based First Auto Works has long been the provider of the official transportation for the hierarchy of the People’s Republic of China. Back in the 1950s, FAW started off building a localized version of the standard Soviet parade car, and over the past half century, they have evolved.

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Filed under: Motorsports , Classics , Performance , Videos Jaguar XK120M racing to the top - click above image to watch the video First let us deal with the baffling part. Having grown up just miles from Agoura, California we can attest that, with the exception of Mike Cimo’s Bar Mitzvah, nothing of any interest has ever happened there

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Video: 1955 Agoura Hill Climb is baffling, yet wonderful

Newing is a Japanese Tuning that makes bodykits for most of the platforms VW produces. You might have seen before the GTI RSR bodykit, a true bolt on wide bodykit, you even can see the rivets showing and there is no intention of any kind of clean look.

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First Ride: 2010 Honda Shadow RS - Just another Harley imitator, or something better? Touring bikes aren’t our thing, but Honda’s newest Shadow proves that relaxed, two-wheeled trekking isn’t for poseurs.

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Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 4.23.10

Filed under: Humor , Beijing Motor Show To our delight and dismay, there were fewer blatant vehicle clones from China’s automakers littering the floor of the Beijing Motor Show this year. That’s not to say we didn’t encounter a slew of knock-offs, but it seems that the Chinese are finally coming into their own design-wise. However, one instantly recognizable figure caught our attention while prowling the halls of the expo center

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Beijing 2010: The Stig’s Chinese cousin comes out to tour the show

Filed under: Aftermarket , Performance , SUV , Europe , Volkswagen CoverEFX VW Touareg W12 - Click above for high-res image gallery CoverEFX, a tuner out of Erftstadt, Germany, has taken it upon itself to bless the VW Touareg W12 with a little extra horsepower. While the company specializes in vehicle wraps of all shapes and sizes, it’s answered the prayers of soccer dads everywhere by throwing a little extra pep at the already insane SUV.

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Filed under: Convertible , Budget , Sedan , Europe , Plants/Manufacturing , Chrysler , Fiat If ever there was a model in the Chrysler line up that needs updating, it’s the Sebring . While the car was a perfectly capable competitor when it debuted way back in 1995, subsequent generations have left it as nothing more than rental-fleet fodder. But if a report from Automotive News is to be believed, that may change significantly when the next iteration of the sedan debuts in 2013.

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Filed under: Convertible , Budget , Sedan , Europe , Plants/Manufacturing , Chrysler , Fiat If ever there was a model in the Chrysler line up that needs updating, it’s the Sebring . While the car was a perfectly capable competitor when it debuted way back in 1995, subsequent generations have left it as nothing more than rental-fleet fodder.

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Report: Next Chrysler Sebring to be built in Italy?

Filed under: Car Buying , Hatchback , Nissan , Electric Nissan Leaf EV - Click above for high-res image gallery How many people plunked down $99 to register for a Nissan Leaf ? According to an email from Nissan , “As of this morning, 6,635 customers signed up to reserve a Nissan Leaf.” The reservation line has only been open about 70 hours (Nissan began taking reservations late Tuesday ), so that’s a pretty solid rate of ~100 an hour

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Filed under: Car Buying , Hatchback , Nissan , Electric Nissan Leaf EV - Click above for high-res image gallery How many people plunked down $99 to register for a Nissan Leaf ? According to an email from Nissan , “As of this morning, 6,635 customers signed up to reserve a Nissan Leaf.” The reservation line has only been open about 70 hours (Nissan began taking reservations late Tuesday ), so that’s a pretty solid rate of ~100 an hour

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Nissan: 6,635 customers have signed up to reserve a Nissan Leaf

Filed under: Saab , Beijing Motor Show BAIC C71EV - Click above for high-res image gallery It didn’t take long for Beijing Automotive Industries Company ( BAIC ) to start making use of the old 9-3 and 9-5 tooling it bought from Saab last fall. After grafting on a new nose and taillights, both have been reborn as the C60 and C71. It’s not clear what’s propelling the regular versions of these two reworked Saabs, however, there was a second ex-9-5 on display dubbed the C71EV.

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Beijing 2010: BAIC (Saab) C60 and C71 and swappable batteries

Filed under: Saab , Beijing Motor Show BAIC C71EV - Click above for high-res image gallery It didn’t take long for Beijing Automotive Industries Company ( BAIC ) to start making use of the old 9-3 and 9-5 tooling it bought from Saab last fall.

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Filed under: Concept Cars , Budget , Sedan , China , Honda , Beijing Motor Show Li Nian Everus Sedan - Click above for high-res image gallery The Beijing Motor Show is well under way, and Honda is showing off a new concept slated for the Chinese market. Called the Li Nian Everus, the car is the fruit of a partnership between the Japanese automaker and its Chinese partner, Guangqi Honda Automobile. We don’t have too many details on the sedan other than the fact that at this point, it’s nothing more than a concept

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Beijing 2010: Honda Li Nisn Everus sedan concept

Filed under: Concept Cars , Budget , Sedan , China , Honda , Beijing Motor Show Li Nian Everus Sedan - Click above for high-res image gallery The Beijing Motor Show is well under way, and Honda is showing off a new concept slated for the Chinese market.

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Beijing 2010: Honda Li Nisn Everus sedan concept

Filed under: Aftermarket , Motorsports , Coupe , Performance , Videos , Chevrolet 2010 Lingenfelter Camaro runs the 1/4 mile - Click above to watch the video after the jump Earlier this week we told you about Camaro5fest , the largest gathering of current generation Camaros and their owners. While GM’s big news from the event was a three mile long parade of Camaros, others, like Lingenfelter Performance Engineering , were all about the drag racing at the South Georgia Motorsports Park.

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Video: 855 horsepower Lingenfelter Camaro runs 10.4 @ 139.9 mph

Filed under: Aftermarket , Motorsports , Coupe , Performance , Videos , Chevrolet 2010 Lingenfelter Camaro runs the 1/4 mile - Click above to watch the video after the jump Earlier this week we told you about Camaro5fest , the largest gathering of current generation Camaros and their owners. While GM’s big news from the event was a three mile long parade of Camaros, others, like Lingenfelter Performance Engineering , were all about the drag racing at the South Georgia Motorsports Park. The Decatur, IN maker of go-fast Chevys brought out their new LS9-powered 2010 Camaro packing 855 horsepower

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Video: 855 horsepower Lingenfelter Camaro runs 10.4 @ 139.9 mph

Filed under: Sedan , Audi , Beijing Motor Show , Luxury 2011 Audi A8 L W12 - Click above for high-res image gallery Measuring approximately 17.5 feet long, the 2011 Audi A8 L W12 is certainly quite grandioso . And while the 500-horsepower 12-cylinder engine and new eight-speed automatic transmission are certainly nothing to sneeze at, what’s most impressive about the long-wheelbase A8 is the rear seat accommodations. Holy mackerel.

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Beijing 2010: 2011 Audi A8 L W12 stretches onto the stage

Filed under: Sedan , Audi , Beijing Motor Show , Luxury 2011 Audi A8 L W12 - Click above for high-res image gallery Measuring approximately 17.5 feet long, the 2011 Audi A8 L W12 is certainly quite grandioso . And while the 500-horsepower 12-cylinder engine and new eight-speed automatic transmission are certainly nothing to sneeze at, what’s most impressive about the long-wheelbase A8 is the rear seat accommodations. Holy mackerel.

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Beijing 2010: 2011 Audi A8 L W12 stretches onto the stage

At Auto China 2010 in Beijing, Maybach will be presenting its high-end luxury saloons with added sparkle and with significantly extended high-class equipment and individualisation options. A large new chrome radiator grille confidently emphasises the legendary saloons’ exceptional status.

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Photo: Vasudev Bhandarkar Surely you know all about the T-Rex, the three wheeled, reptilian-snouted hoonmobile hand built by the crazed employees at Campagna in Montreal? It’s got 197 horsepower and weighs in at 1,040 pounds, for a power to weight ratio of 5.3 pounds per horsepower

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E-Rex: EcoLust At Its Finest

Photo: Vasudev Bhandarkar Surely you know all about the T-Rex, the three wheeled, reptilian-snouted hoonmobile hand built by the crazed employees at Campagna in Montreal?

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Filed under: Recalls , Safety , Ford Ford has announced a recall of some 33,000 vehicles due to faulty front seat manual reclining mechanisms. The recall affects certain 2010 Ford Fusion , Explorer and Explorer SportTrac models, as well as 2010 Mercury Mountaineer and Milan vehicles. Both the Blue Oval and NHTSA are concerned that during an accident the mechanisms could fail and cause the back of the seat to move toward the rear of the vehicle, resulting in a possible injury

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Filed under: Recalls , Safety , Ford Ford has announced a recall of some 33,000 vehicles due to faulty front seat manual reclining mechanisms. The recall affects certain 2010 Ford Fusion , Explorer and Explorer SportTrac models, as well as 2010 Mercury Mountaineer and Milan vehicles

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Filed under: Sedan , Volkswagen , Beijing Motor Show , Diesel , Luxury 2011 Volkswagen Phaeton - Click above for high-res image gallery As impressive of a vehicle as the seminal Volkswagen Phaeton may have been, the uber-luxe German sedan was an unqualified flop of an experiment here in the United States.

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Beijing 2010: 2011 Volkswagen Phaeton ups the luxe

Filed under: Sedan , Volkswagen , Beijing Motor Show , Diesel , Luxury 2011 Volkswagen Phaeton - Click above for high-res image gallery As impressive of a vehicle as the seminal Volkswagen Phaeton may have been, the uber-luxe German sedan was an unqualified flop of an experiment here in the United States. In some other parts of the world, though, VW’s BMW and Mercedes-Benz (not to mention VW-owned Audi ) competitor is still going strong.

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Beijing 2010: 2011 Volkswagen Phaeton ups the luxe

Munich-based Tuner GeigerCars has a history of tuning Corvettes. Recently, they got their hands on a 2010 Corvette Grand Sport and like most tuners, felt that the 436-horsepower sports car was under powered. After all, why be satisfied with 436 hp when you get to 588 horsepower by adding a 2.3 liter supercharger?

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Filed under: Concept Cars , China , Hatchback , Beijing Motor Show MG Zero Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery MG has its eyes set on the juicy Chinese small hatch segment, and the company’s first crack at the market debuted in the form of Zero Concept at this year’s Beijing Motor Show . At shave over 13 feet long, the pint-sized five-door is designed to offer up more style than space. MG says the vehicle was penned by Anthony Williams, the brand’s British director of design, and offers drivers a unique interior loaded with your standard concept-tech.

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Beijing 2010: MG Zero Concept

Filed under: Concept Cars , China , Hatchback , Beijing Motor Show MG Zero Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery MG has its eyes set on the juicy Chinese small hatch segment, and the company’s first crack at the market debuted in the form of Zero Concept at this year’s Beijing Motor Show . At shave over 13 feet long, the pint-sized five-door is designed to offer up more style than space.

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Beijing 2010: MG Zero Concept

A Ferrari 599XX piloted by Raffaele DeSimone has broken the 7:00 barrier on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, marking the first time this has been accomplished with a production automobile. Sure, the 599XX is a race car, but it’s based on Ferrari’s 599 GTB, so therefore counts as a production automobile.

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Ferrari 599XX Breaks 7:00 On The Nürburgring Nordschleife

A Ferrari 599XX piloted by Raffaele DeSimone has broken the 7:00 barrier on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, marking the first time this has been accomplished with a production automobile. Sure, the 599XX is a race car, but it’s based on Ferrari’s 599 GTB, so therefore counts as a production automobile. I can’t wait to see DeSimone flog the 599 GTO around the Nordschleife

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Filed under: China , UK , Geely , Beijing Motor Show Englon TXN - Click above for high-res image gallery As promised, Geely brought its Englon TXN to this year’s Beijing Motor Show . In the flesh, the intended successor to London’s black cab throne looks more than capable of hauling drunken tourists from place to place

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Beijing 2010: Geely’s London Taxi-aping Englon TXN

Filed under: China , UK , Geely , Beijing Motor Show Englon TXN - Click above for high-res image gallery As promised, Geely brought its Englon TXN to this year’s Beijing Motor Show .

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Beijing 2010: Geely’s London Taxi-aping Englon TXN

Filed under: Concept Cars , Wagon , Mercedes-Benz , Beijing Motor Show Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Break concept - Click above for high-res image gallery The shooting break (yes, it’s ‘break,’ not ‘brake’, according to M-B’s marketers) design isn’t something new - we’ve seen it before in smaller vehicles like the original BMW Z3 M Coupe . Today, though, Mercedes-Benz takes the shooting break concept one step further with the addition of two rear doors and a healthy dose of next-generation style

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Beijing 2010: Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Break concept is the four-door coupe of wagons

Filed under: Concept Cars , Wagon , Mercedes-Benz , Beijing Motor Show Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Break concept - Click above for high-res image gallery The shooting break (yes, it’s ‘break,’ not ‘brake’, according to M-B’s marketers) design isn’t something new - we’ve seen it before in smaller vehicles like the original BMW Z3 M Coupe .

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Beijing 2010: Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Break concept is the four-door coupe of wagons

BMW’s connection with the aviation industry started out in the early 20th century making aircraft engines.

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BMW brings its innovative designs to executive jets.

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It’s called “The Driver”… and nope, it’s not Alex Roy.

Filed under: Concept Cars , Crossover , Chevrolet , Beijing Motor Show , Electric Chevrolet Volt MPV5 concept - Click above for high-res image gallery While Chrysler has failed to find a way to update or replace the retro-styled PT Cruiser , we can definitely see this as a forthcoming replacement to the Chevrolet HHR .

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Beijing 2010: Chevrolet Volt MPV5 concept, HHR goes future tech

Filed under: Concept Cars , Crossover , Chevrolet , Beijing Motor Show , Electric Chevrolet Volt MPV5 concept - Click above for high-res image gallery While Chrysler has failed to find a way to update or replace the retro-styled PT Cruiser , we can definitely see this as a forthcoming replacement to the Chevrolet HHR . The Volt MPV5 is slightly larger than HHR, but fills a similar market niche. While Chevrolet hasn’t announced a firm production commitment, it wouldn’t be surprising to see the MPV5 built in both conventional and ER-EV forms to help jack up GM’s light truck CAFE numbers.

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Beijing 2010: Chevrolet Volt MPV5 concept, HHR goes future tech